Nevada_Executive_Budget_2013-2015

JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE
101-1497
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline was created by constitutional amendment on November 2, 1976 and charged with the responsibility of investigating allegations of
misconduct, violations of the code of judicial conduct, or disability of Supreme Court justices and district judges. On November 8, 1994, the jurisdiction of the Commission was expanded to
include discipline of justices of the peace and municipal court judges. The seven member commission receives and investigates complaints against full-time and part-time judges. For a time,
the Commission's proceedings were governed by administrative and procedural rules of the Nevada Supreme Court. However, on February 21, 2003, the Nevada Supreme Court repealed
Part VII of its rules and the Commission has since adopted its own procedural rules to govern its proceedings. Statutory Authority: Nevada Constitution - Art. 6, Section 21.
The Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics was created in 1998 by Supreme Court Rule to resolve ethical disputes arising in the course of campaigns for judicial office. It also provides
judges and aspirants to judicial office advisory opinions regarding ethical matters that may arise in the ordinary course of judicial service or in the elective or appointment process. In 2011,
the Nevada Supreme Court repealed a section of the rule and eliminated the need for the Committee to resolve ethical disputes arising in the course of campaigns for judicial office. The
Committee continues to consider opinion requests regarding the application of the Code of Conduct to judicial elections. Statutory Authority: NRS 1.425. Rule Authority: Nevada Supreme
Court's Inherent Power to Make Rules.
BASE
This request continues funding for 3.51 positions and associated operating costs. One-time expenditures have been eliminated and partial year costs have been annualized.
2012-2013 2013-2014 2013-2014 2014-2015 2014-2015
2011-2012 WORK AGENCY GOVERNOR AGENCY GOVERNOR
ACTUAL PROGRAM REQUEST RECOMMENDS REQUEST RECOMMENDS
RESOURCES:
APPROPRIATION CONTROL 595,738 589,050 627,771 624,881 623,024 616,718
REVERSIONS -10,512 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL RESOURCES: 585,226 589,050 627,771 624,881 623,024 616,718
EXPENDITURES:
PERSONNEL 312,358 335,166 352,857 352,857 353,057 353,057
IN-STATE TRAVEL 15,886 27,157 15,725 15,725 15,725 15,725
OPERATING EXPENSES 239,271 218,181 239,507 240,269 239,958 239,865
INFORMATION SERVICES 4,273 1,673 2,679 2,592 2,679 2,592
TRAINING 13,329 6,764 16,894 13,329 11,496 5,370
PURCHASING ASSESSMENT 109 109 109 109 109 109
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: 585,226 589,050 627,771 624,881 623,024 616,718
TOTAL POSITIONS: 3.51 3.51 3.51 3.51 3.51 3.51
JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE COMMISSION JUDICIAL - 57
JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE COMMISSION